Thursday just wasn't the day for Sandalwood's offense. They fell just short of the Oakleaf Knights by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Sandalwood has lost by exactly two runs.
Sandalwood saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Hurst, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Hurst has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On Oakleaf's side, they got a great performance from Joel Kirk as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 4.1 innings pitched.
Sandalwood now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Oakleaf, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Sandalwood will be playing at home against Atlantic Coast at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Atlantic Coast is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Oakleaf, they will square off against First Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Oakleaf is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
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